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HIRVY, MICHEL, 1900?-1966
MUS 52

Michel Hirvy fonds.  - 1928-1957.  - 5 cm of textual records.  - 3 videocassettes. 

Biographical sketch
Pianist and teacher born in Poland, Michel Hirvy (born Mischa Hirschowitz) studied music in Europe and moved to Montréal, Quebec in 1941.  In Paris and Montréal he produced a series of films showing, in slow motion, the piano techniques of several famous pianists. 

Scope and content
The fonds contains records pertaining to the musical career of Michel Hirvy:  personal correspondence; video recordings; lecture notes, correspondence and clippings pertaining to a series of silent films illustrating, at slow speed, piano techniques of Hirvy and other famous pianists such as Alfred Cortot, Arthur Rubinstein, Rudolf Serkin, Vladimir Horowitz, Rosalyn Tureck et Glenn Gould. 

Immediate source of acquisition:  acquired from Neil Chotem in 1974. 

Restrictions:  permission from Neil Chotem is required to obtain a copy of the videocassettes. 

Finding aids:  none. 

Associated material:  Michel Hirvy's original films are preserved at the National Archives of Canada. 

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Created: 2001-05-14
Updated: 2003-08-11
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